Multi-sensor module for communicating sensor information over a vehicle data bus

A multi-sensor module (10) includes a housing (12) with a plurality of vehicle operating condition sensors (S1-SN) mounted therein and a signal processing circuit (20, 26, 30) also mounted therein which receives sensor signals provided by the plurality of sensors (S1-SN). The signal processing circu...

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Main Authors NOLL TRACY ADAM, SPARKS DOUGLAS RAY
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 08.01.2002
Edition7
Subjects
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
TRANSPORTING
VEHICLES IN GENERAL
VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISEPROVIDED FOR
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Summary:A multi-sensor module (10) includes a housing (12) with a plurality of vehicle operating condition sensors (S1-SN) mounted therein and a signal processing circuit (20, 26, 30) also mounted therein which receives sensor signals provided by the plurality of sensors (S1-SN). The signal processing circuit (20, 26, 30) is operable to produce at an output thereof (38) a time-division multiplexed signal representative of the various sensor signals according to a vehicle data bus communications protocol. The signal processing circuit output is connected to an electrical connector (36) adapted for connection to an existing vehicle data bus (18) which is further connected to a vehicle control computer (16). The signal processing circuit (20, 26, 30) is accordingly operable to broadcast on the vehicle data bus (18) sensor information provided by each of the sensors (S1-SN) mounted within the module (10).
Bibliography:Application Number: US19980146896